Stiletto or pointed pin.



A. V. l. IRELAND.

Patented Nov. 23, 1915f a., WASHINGTON D c broidered Upon.

My invention relatesto stilettos or pointed f pins having a gage, forpiercing differentv sized holes and the object of my improvement in suchdeviceis-to consist of the least 1 knumber of parts, making the settingof the ALBERTV. J., IRELAND, oriviiwA Yoan, iv. Y.

STIL'ETTO enrol-Nunn PIN.

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Speccationof Letters Patent.

Patented Nev. as, i915,

Application filed February 23, V1915. VSerial No. 10,106..

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT V. J. IRELAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Corona, city of New York, in the county of Queens'and StateL of New York, have invented a new anduseful Stiletto 'orPointed Pin' with an AdjustableGage ,fittnched for Piercing Holes intoMaterial to be Emgage for holes ofvdifferent size -as easy andconvenient as possible,'and to puncture the material and spreading themesh of same without destroying said material. I-"obt'ain v theseobjects by a stilettoor pointedk pinconstructed as fully illustrated inthe accom- Figure 1 is a general vview of the stiletto or pointed pin,and its applicationupon the material to be embroidered, stretchedandheld within the ordinary embroideryhoops or frames marked 11. Fig. 2isla; view taken from right hand side Fig. 1, and is partly in sectionto show notches 'or stopping grooves of the gage to set Isame fordesired sized hole andV to prevent shiftingk of the gage (marked 12)without aid'of any set screws or clamping device. F igzfS is a crosssection through gage or friction sleeve 12.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged front view of vrthe stiletto or pointed pin,similar to Fig'.y 1, but with gage 12" shown moved'A forward, eX-posingvto view the notches marked 8, 7 and 6. Fig. 5 is valso lanenlarged side'view of Fig. 4, and partialjsection on linel5-5 of Fig. 4,to more clearly showr the engagement of small tongues 13 of gage 12,;with the notches in pin'15, and which engagement positively preventsshifting of the gage, 4or away fromA stopping sleeve 12 farther Ypointed end of pin 15, insuring the piercing of holes of the size set.Fig. 6 isa cross section on line 66 of Fig. 4, showing more clearly howpin 15 is encircled and gripped under desirable elastic or springpressure of the sleeve or gage 12 formed from aliat band of springymaterial. Fig.

7 is a side view of thestiletto or pointed pin with gage or sleeve'12partly in section and radially turned upon the pin 15, disengaged fromthe notches by turning upon the smooth straight surface of the pin andshown as shifted forward under' slight elastic friction of the sleeve12, so as to cover and protect the pointed end- 16 of pin 15.y Fig. 8 isa section'through attened portion of pin on line S-Sof Fig. 4.

.Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

11s seen fromA drawing this stiletto or pointed pin consists of twosimple parts only, a pointed pin 15, notched upon its cy` 'K lindricalsurface andmadeof any hard suit-; f i

able material, as metal, Celluloid, bone orV wood, ic. and africtionally sliding sleeve,

made fromelastic material -or sheet, as metal, celluloid,&c. shaped toencircle the piercing pin 15, withdeslrable elasticv or 'springy grip,to prevent its falling o, and

with suflicient spring frictionto p'ermit,(if;

desired) the Vpiercing of smaller size holes in less `resisting thinnermaterial, even with! out theV turning Vof the sleeve or gage 12 with'its tongues 13 into .engagement of notches 'marke-d, 1 to'and including8, indicating size of holes. @The setting and turning of the gage 12 bythe iinger flange-17 into the proper.notch,corresponding to size ofholes to be pierced, becomes necessary inV Vpiercing larger holes orfor. morev resisting or thicker material 'to insure positivelyagainstfany 'shifting and change `offlioles.

F orf the usual embroidery or needleworky this piercing lpin 15isabout'1/4 diameter,

4 to 5 inches long with a'pointed end 16 i about lg long with notchesabout 1/8 apart andr numbered 142-3 to and including"y mark 8,- so thatfor gaging and setting the' size of hole .pierceable by the setting, isby thisstiletto or pointed pin indicated'by the. lowest numbereXpose'dbythe kgage 12, `as forfexample andas/shown'in Fig. 4,'wher`ekthe lowest number 'exposed or opened to viewv'is'fshown as 6, it would,under the said proportions, indicate that the setting at 6 shown in Fig.4,. a hole of 6/32 could be pierced, while if gage would be set thatonly number 1 notch would appear outside of gage, then a hole ofl only1/82 could be pierced, or at any setting just as i many 1/32 of one inchdiameter holes as the lowl `est number exposed by the gage indicates.

The end opposite to the taperedV or pointed end of pin 15 'may be shapedor formed 'differently to suitV tastes, and is not aecting the principalfeatures, therefore only two of many possible forms of end areshown icoas in Figs. l and 4, rounded and grooved,

I or ribbon of suitable outline and material,

formed to encircle the pin 15, with desired kelastic grip upon thepiercing pin, and is provided in one piece, with one or more tongues 13of semicircular 4or other suitable Y shape orforin, and being directedinwardly.

and at same distance apart, so that all tongues of the gage come incontactand proper engagement with the-resisting faces ofthe notches inthe pin 15, so Vas to posi-` tively hold gage to pin against the highestI resistance of piercing heavy or tough matelbroidering materials. Y n

Asthisimproved stilettoor pointed pin rial. hole setting, the gage needsonly to be shifted toward the pointed end16 of pin 15, as

the tongues 13 will riot be resisted inl the movement of gage toward thetapered end, because the `notch surfaces in this direction are slanting,tending to liftl the tongues,

lilrepawls over theslant or incline under the assistance of ythespringy, Y yielding and slightly opening gagef12. But to increase Vsizeof'hole from smallerV settings the flange 17 is tobe pressedlinthe'direction 18 with the effect that the tongues hindering movement ofgage from pointed endof pin become, by indicated turn of 1/4;lrevolution,

ydisengaged from notches and brought upon 35V.

the smoothsurface of the pin as clearly shown in Fig..v 7, inWhichposition of the gage movement from or to` pointed end of pin ismadeequally easy, While further turning vof the gage intoV engagement withnotchesrwill then prevent sliding of gage *under` any resistance,against` piercing any size or number of holes. This gage 12 .may

. or may not be provided with a front ange i 421Qto enlarge the stopping`surface of the l5` gage, .to prevent damagejto delicate em-` Yhasfonly'two parts whichare held together Y under springdfriction and.by notches, and

Toreduce size of holesfrom larger does not require set screws or otherlittle parts to be fastened and loosened, it is to `be considered asanother improvement and backward shifting, and so constructed as tolpermit forward shifting without necessity of turning or rotating, butpermitting backwardvshifting for change of hole-punching diameter, onlyby partial turn ofthe sleeve to disengage from the stopping tongues andnotches. f

2. A stiletto or pointed pin with notches or rack in combination with asleeve or gage encircling said pin', arranged to permit lon-4 gitudinalsliding without necessity of turning.; saifdvsleev'e having one or moretongues to engage with notches to lock the gaging sleeve vat the sizeofrhole ,desired to be plerced.

3. A stiletto or pointed pin with notches spring pressure grippermitting longitudinal shifting without turning and having tongues orpawls to engage with and against notches or the rack of the pointed pin.

- 4. A stiletto or pointed pin with notches or rack in combinationwith aksleeve having astopv flange at the front and a side ange at its sideand encircling the -pin with inward spring pressure permitting slidingand provided with tongues or vpaWls engaging with'the notches or rack ofpointed pin. Y Y yALBERT V. J. IRELAND. Witnesses:

WILBUR H. PROCTOR, Jr., v ALEXANDER Doo'ions.

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